Some of this devotion may seem familiar to my readers as I have
used portions of this description in past years.
The
musty smell of harvest dust filters into the breeze. Farming families eat in
fields; wives and children become errand boys and hired hands. The grain market
and the weather report develop into the major news. The geese fly south again. Leaves
fade into brilliant reds and golds and the harvest moon rises in the October
sky. Fall festivals are rampant, school is in full swing and the high school
football season dwindles to one game and the play-offs. Autumn in the Midwest.
Little
chipmunks and bushy tailed squirrels invade my lawn. One little fellow
struggles defiantly with the acorns falling among the leaves on our patio. As I
step out quietly for my walk, I stop to watch his struggle. He finds them much
more appealing than we do.
Across
the way, the geese are strutting around the edge of Eads Lake, staking their
claim to our neighbors’ yards. Soon they will huddle, honk to one another and
begin their journey across the sky. I pause to watch and listen as they rise
into the blue October sky.
On
around my circle, I notice that the neighbor on the corner has planted several
mums-the full-blown bushes are swathed in blooms glowing in the light of the
afternoon sun. I return to our house and note how all of my summer blossoms are
beginning to fade to rusty brown. It is time to remove them from the pots and
plant them for next season.
“For
everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven.”
Ecclesiastes 3:1
Sitting
with the sun soaking my shoulders, I reflect on the seasons of my life. I have decided that each season of my
life has had its sunshine and its rain, its clouds and its storms; however,
much like God’s creation prepares this morning for the season ahead, I, too,
continue to make preparation for winter. Of course, just as the seasons of
nature come upon us rather quickly, so, too, do the seasons of life. It’s almost Winter for me-in nature and in life.
Am I prepared for the coming season?
Today’s
society seems so absorbed with today and the issues of the day that no
preparation is made for the coming season. Planning and preparation are a part
of God’s plan. He has made plans for us in this life. (“I know the plans I have
for you…”Jeremiah 29:11) and for eternity (“I go to prepare a place for you” John
14:3), but we need to prepare for both. Perhaps I need to slow down, take a
deep breath, and prepare for winter.
PRAYER
FOR THE DAY: Lord, slow me down as I walk with you through this life. Help me
to realize I need to take time to notice the small things you have prepared for
me to do and not become so involved in “ busyness” that I neglect the little
things of life that are so important. In Jesus’ name Amen
Enjoy your Preparation-I am
Clella
Enjoy your Preparation-I am
Clella
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